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Registered sex offender arrested in Mohave County with 16 grams of meth: deputies

Jared Ray Burton Rice Source: Mojave County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An Oregon man was arrested in Mojave County after 16 grams of methamphetamine was found under a bridge at Fort Mojave, according to the Mojave County Sheriff’s Office.

On Monday, March 13, agents from the Mojave County Sheriff’s Department were moving people from under a bridge on Highway 95 near Aztec Road. One of them was identified as Jared Laverton Rice, 44, of Medford, Oregon.


A record check for Rice showed him an active arrest warrant from 2018 for failing to register as a sex offender, according to his agent.

Jared Ray Burton Rice Source: Mojave County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page

According to the Sheriff’s Office, Rice was recently registered as a homeless sex offender and was staying in the Fort Mojave area.

When Rice was searched, deputies say they found a small vial with white residue on it. .

An agent said a search of Rice’s rucksack found about 16 grams of presumed positive methamphetamine, prescription drugs that weren’t his, and various drug-related paraphernalia.

Rice was arrested and faces two felony counts for possession of dangerous drugs and drug paraphernalia and one misdemeanor count for possession of prescription drugs.

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